Presidents at Inauguration Graph
How old were they? Students use online or library resources to find or calculate each president's age at inauguration. They graph the ages of the presidents to create a visual device for seeing who was the youngest and oldest president, what the average age was at inauguration, and so on.
Inauguration 2009
District of Columbia's Presidential Inauguration Website. Contains maps, fun facts, etc.
Teacher Vision links to several sites with information about the presidents. See how tall the president was. Students develop a scale and try to make the presidents to scale with a drawing of the face on each one. Makes for a nice, small diorama.
Facts about the inauguration and suggested lesson ideas from teachers.net math teachers' chatboard.
Lessons about the Election process might also be appropriate.
How old were they? Students use online or library resources to find or calculate each president's age at inauguration. They graph the ages of the presidents to create a visual device for seeing who was the youngest and oldest president, what the average age was at inauguration, and so on.
Inauguration 2009
District of Columbia's Presidential Inauguration Website. Contains maps, fun facts, etc.
Teacher Vision links to several sites with information about the presidents. See how tall the president was. Students develop a scale and try to make the presidents to scale with a drawing of the face on each one. Makes for a nice, small diorama.
Facts about the inauguration and suggested lesson ideas from teachers.net math teachers' chatboard.
Lessons about the Election process might also be appropriate.